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Stroke order
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Meaning (Japanese)
- 後をつぐ。
- つたわる。
- つなぐ、つながる。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Origin of the character
形声、『繼』の略字。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Meaning
inherit, succeed, continue, patch, graft (tree)
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- ケイJHS
- Kun (native)
- つ(ぐ)JHS
- まま〜
- Other languages
- 拼音ji4
- 한글gye
- Hán-ViệtBối
- Hán-ViệtKế
Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.
Basics
- Strokes
- 13 strokes
- Radical
- 糸(いと)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+7D99
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰糸⿺𠃊米
Words using this kanji
- 継続けいぞく前からの状態を保ち、そのまま進めること。続けること。continuation, continuance, maintenance, persistence
- 継投けいとう試合の途中で投手が交代し、次の投手が引き継いで投げること。 (比喩)事業、業務を途切れなく引き継ぐこと。relieving the (starting) pitcher
- 継承けいしょう制度や手法をうけつぐこと。inheritance, succession, accession, share-alike
- 継続的けいぞくてきcontinuous
- 継ぐつぐ「つぐ」を参照。to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow
- 継ぎ接ぎつぎはぎpatching (clothing), darning, cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.), gathering
- 継ぎつぎpatch, patching, join, joining
- 継ぎ目つぎめjoint, seam, joining point
- 継母ままはは実父の再婚相手。即ち、実母ではない、実父の妻。stepmother
- 継嗣けいし跡取り。後継ぎ。世継ぎ。successor, heir, heiress
- 継子ままこ「ままこ」参照。stepchild
- 継走けいそう陸上競技のリレーのこと。relay race
- 継父けいふ実父ではない、実母の夫。stepfather
- 継起けいき同種の物事が相次いで起こること。occurring in succession
- 継娘ままむすめstepdaughter
- 継手つぎてcoupler, coupling, joint, splice
- 継泳けいえい競泳で行われるリレー。メドレーリレーとフリーリレーがある。swimming relay
- 継室けいしつのちぞい。後妻。second wife
- 継夫けいふsecond husband
- 継親ままおやstep-parent
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Variants
Lookup codes
- SKIP
1-6-7- Four Corner
2991.9- Spahn–Hadamitzky
6a7.8- Heisig
- 1470
- Nelson
- 3545